Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, coding molecules which play an important
role in immune response, are the most polymorphic genes known in vertebrates. However …

Nucleotide variation in an approximately 490 bp fragment of the mitochondrial DNA control
region (mtDNA CR) was used to describe the genetic variation and phylogeographical …

In this short report, we documented the reappearance of the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber L.
for the first time in Tuscany (Central Italy). After the detection of unequivocal signs of …

The genus Castor first appeared in the Palaearctic region during the Late Miocene, while the
current species, Castor fiber, is widely accepted to have emerged in the Early Pleistocene. In …

Several larger vertebrate species have recovered from dramatic bottlenecks caused by
overhunting and habitat destruction. One of the most notable comebacks concerns the …

Abstract The Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber L., suffered extreme demographic reduction
through overhunting until the end of the 19th century. However, active protection measures …

Beavers are a well defined group of rodents that are known from the late Eocene to recent
times. Today only one genus with two species, Castor fiber and Castor canadensis both with …

The Eurasian beaver has recently recolonized Central Europe including the Czech
Republic. We evaluated the beaver's distribution during 2002–2012 and summarized all …

В монографии представлены результаты многолетних исследований трех видов
млекопитающих: евроазиатского бобра Castor fiber, енотовидной собаки Nyctereutes …

Twenty species of the genus Schizocarpus Trouessart, 1896 (Acari: Chirodiscidae) are
recorded from six live individuals of the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber belorussicus Lavrov …